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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2023
Stmicroelectronics International N.v., Geneva, CH;
Lukas Buryanec, Trutnov, CZ;
STMicroelectronics International N.V., Geneva, CH;
Abstract
A voltage regulator circuit includes an input configured to receive an input voltage, an output configured to produce a regulated output voltage, a pass element coupled between the input and the output, a bypass element coupled in parallel with the pass element, a feedback divider coupled between the output and a ground node, an error amplifier coupled between a control node of the pass element and the feedback divider, and a dropout transition control circuit coupled to the feedback divider configured to activate a dropout mode of the voltage regulator circuit by controlling a dropout transition at the output from the regulated output voltage to a dropout voltage level to limit inrush current. The feedback divider is configured to produce a feedback signal indicative of the output voltage. The error amplifier is configured to minimize the difference between a reference and the feedback signal.